Nick Groff helped invent modern paranormal television, but this is the story you haven’t heard — told by the guy who shot it, cut it, and then had to walk away from it.

In this episode of Splintered Spirits, Gary and John sit down with Nick to trace the wild arc from hyperactive New England horror nerd to UNLV film student, to the wedding-DJ meet‑cute that accidentally created Ghost Adventures. Nick breaks down how he actually built the original documentary: blowing his savings on cameras, piling into a tiny car with Aaron and Zak, and learning documentary storytelling on the fly while shadow figures, EVPs, and a new kind of “offensive” ghost hunting style started to emerge on tape.

From there, the conversation goes deep. Nick opens up about years of behind‑the‑scenes tension, the slow realization that the show he created was no longer his, and the phone calls and ultimatums that led to his quiet exit. He walks us through birthing Paranormal Lockdown and sleeping in morgue drawers until his toes went white, only to watch that series disappear in a corporate shuffle. And we end in the present: Death Walker, his upcoming feature film, and a new creative chapter built around his partnership with psychic medium Tessa Groff and their very haunted, very busy family. If you care about ghosts, filmmaking, or what really happens when TV “bands” break up, this is Nick Groff unfiltered.

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The Podcast that Asks the Question:
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